Table III.
Normal Values for Sheep, Goats, and Cattle: Clinical Biochemistrya
| Parameter (units) | Source | Sheep | Goat | Cattle |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alanine aminotransferase (ALT, SGPT; U/liter) | s, hp | 30 ± 4 | 6–19 | 11–40(27 ± 14) |
| Albumin (g/liter) | 24–3.0(27 ± 1.9) | 27.0–39.0 (33.0 ± 3.3) | 30.3–35.5 (32.9 ± 1.3) | |
| Alkaline phosphatase (AP; U/liter) | 68–387(178 ± 102) | 93–387 (219 ± 76) | 0–488 (194 ± 126) | |
| Aspartate aminotransferase (AST, SGOT; U/liter) | s, hp | 60–280 (307 ± 43) | 167–513 | 78–132(105 ± 27) |
| Bicarbonate (HCO3; mmol/liter) | 20–25 | 17–29 | ||
| Bilirubin | ||||
| Conjugated (mg/dl) | s, p, hp | 0–0.27 (0.12) | 0.04–0.44 (0.18) | |
| Unconjugated (mg/dl) | 0–0.12 | 0.03 | ||
| Total (mg/dl) | 0.1–0.5 (0.23 ± 0.01) | 0.01 | 0.01–0.5 (0.2) | |
| Blood urea nitrogen (BUN; mg/dl) | s, p, hp | 8–20 | 10–20(15 ± 2.0) | 20–30 |
| Calcium, total (mg/dl) | s, hp | 11.5–12.8 | 8.9–11.7 | 9.7–12.4 |
| Carbon dioxide, total (mmol/L) | s, hp | 21–28 (26.2) | 25.6–29.6 (27.4 ± 1.4) | 21.2–32.2(26.5) |
| Chloride (CI; mmol/liter) | s, hp | 95–103 | 99–110.3 (105.1 ± 2.9) | 97–111 (104) |
| Creatine kinase (CK) U/liter) | s, hp | 8.1–12.9(10.3 ± 1.6) | 0.8–8.9 (4.5 ± 2.8) | 4.8–12.1 (7.4 ± 2.4) |
| Creatinine (mg/dl) | s, p, hp | 1.2–1.9 | 1.0–1.8 | 1.0–2.0 |
| γ-Glutamyltransferase (GGT; U/liter) | s,p | 20–52 (33.5 ± 4.3) | 20–56(38 ± 13) | 6.1–17.4(15.7 ± 4.0) |
| Globulin (g/liter) | s | 35.0–57.0 (44.0 ± 5.3) | 27.0–41.0 (36.0 ± 5.0) | 30.0–34.8 (32.4 ± 2.4) |
| Glucose (mg/dl) | s, ρ, hp | 50–80 (68.4 ± 6.0) | 50–75 (62.8 ± 7.1) | 45–75 (57.4 ± 6.8) |
| Lactate dehydrogenase (U/liter) | s, hp | 238–440(352 ± 59) | 692–1445 (1061 ± 222) | |
| Magnesium (mg/dl) | s | 2.2–2.8 | 2.8–3.6 | 1.8–2.3 |
| Phosphorus (P; mg/dl) | hp | 5.0–7.3 (6.4 ± 0.2) | 4.2–9.1 (6.5) | 5.6–6.5 |
| Potassium (K; mmol/L) | hp | 3.9–5.4 (4.8) | 3.5–6.7 (4.3 ± 0.5) | 3.9–5.8 (4.8) |
| Sorbitol dehydrogenase (SDH; U/liter) | hp | 5.8–27.9(15.7 ± 7.5) | 14.0–23.6(19.4 ± 3.6) | 4.3–15.3 (9.2 + 3.1) |
| Sodium (Na; mmol/liter) | hp | 139–152 | 142–155 (150 ± 3.1) | 132–152(142) |
| Total protein (TP, g/liter) | s | 60.0–79.0 (72.0 ± 5.2) | 64.0–70.0 (69.0 ± 4.8) | 67.4–74.6(71.0 ± 1.8) |
a
Data presented as ranges with mean and standard deviation in parentheses, s, Serum; p, plasma; hp, heparinized plasma. Clinical biochemistry data from Kaneko et al. (1997).